1. TOEFL ® PBT Workshop
ELTI GRAMEDIA BINTARO
Anddy Steven
Institute of Languages & Communication
Sampoerna University
Anddy_Steven
anddy.steven@gmail.com
anddy.steven@sampoernauniversity.ac.id
2. What is university study?
What kind of assignments that you will
face at university?
What are the English skills needed at
University level?
Why do you need to be tested before
you enter University?
3. What is TOEFL® PBT?
The TOEFL PBT test is a paper-
delivered test that measures your
ability to use and understand English
in a classroom setting at the college or
university level.
It accurately measures how well you
can listen, read and write in English
while performing academic tasks.
5. Listening Section
The Listening Comprehension section tests
your ability to understand both short and long
conversations in English.
The section contains recorded material that is
similar to what you might hear if you were
with a group of students at an English-
speaking college or university.
3 parts:
◦ Part A – Short conversations, followed by a
question.
◦ Part B – Long conversations, followed by a
number of questions.
◦ Part C – Three talks, each followed by a
number of questions.
6. Strategies
Be familiar with the directions.
Listen carefully to the conversations &
talks.
Know where the easier and more difficult
questions.
Never leave any answers blank on your
answer sheet.
Use any remaining time to look ahead at
the answers to the questions that follow.
Practice the skills required.
7. Some of the skills – Part A
Focus on the Second line
On the recording, you will hear:
(man) Do you mind if I turn the television off?
(woman) Well, I'm in the middle of watching a
program.
(narrator) What does the woman imply?
In your test book, you will read:
A. The man should watch the program too.
B. The man should leave the television on.
C. The program will be over soon.
D. She'll watch television later.
8. Some skills – Part A
Choose Answers with Synonyms
(woman) I heard the math requirements for
graduation are being changed.
(man) Yes. And I may be short one course.
(narrator) What does the man mean?
You will read:
A. He isn't sure what course to take.
B. The math course is too short.
C. He may not meet the graduation
requirements.
D. The graduation date has been changed.
9. Some skills – Part A
Avoid Similar Sounds
(man) Why couldn’t Mark come with us?
(woman) He was searching for a new apartment.
(narrator) What does the woman say about Mark?
In the test book, you read:
A. He was in the department office.
B. He was looking for a place to live.
C. He was working on his research project.
D. He had an appointment at church.
11. Structure & Written
Expression
The Structure and Written
Expression section contains
sentences that test your knowledge of
important structural and grammatical
elements of standard written English.
These sentences include a variety of
topics and give no particular
advantage to individuals in any
specific field of study.
12. Structure & Written
Expression
General strategies:
Be familiar with the directions.
Learn language function in
context.
Anticipate the questions will be
from the easiest to the most
difficult.
If you have time, return to the
questions.
14. Reading Comprehension
2 types
Reading Comprehension, includes:
◦ main idea questions,
◦ directly answered details questions, &
◦ implied detail questions.
Vocabulary, to identify the meanings of
vocabulary words.
15. Strategies in Reading Section
Don’t spend too much time reading
the passage – Skim the reading
passage.
Don’t worry if a reading passage is on
a topic that you are unfamiliar with.
Look ahead at the questions.
Find the section of the passage that
deals with each questions.